Methane

Name	Deutsch: Methan Català: Metà Ελληνικά: Μεθάνιο English: Methane Español: Metano Français : Méthane Bahasa Indonesia: Metana Italiano: Metano 日本語: メタン Nederlands: Methaan Русский: Метан Polski: Metan Slovenščina: Metan Türkçe: Metan
Formula	CH4
CAS number	74-82-8
(isomeric) SMILES	C
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Methane, is a gas. Pure it is odorless, but when used commercially is usually mixed with small quantities of strongly-smelling sulfur compounds such as ethyl mercaptan (ethanothiol) to enable the detection of leaks.

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  Paper model of methane

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  3D molecule model of methane (SVG)

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Other

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  Computer models of concentration of methane at the Earth's surface

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  Methane lakes on Saturnmoon Titan

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  Methane level (green) from 420,000 years of Antarctic ice core data